UK-Canadian artist and photographer Nikki Baxendale is renowned for both her work behind the lens and on canvas. She holds a degree from the University for Creative Arts in London, graduating with distinction in illustration, photography, marketing, and fashion journalism. Baxendale went on to study several disciplines in photography, notably the documentary style, at The International Centre for Photography in New York. In addition, Baxendale has studied with several award-winning photographers as a passionate pursuit and constant desire to evolve. Baxendale held a solo show with her painting series, "The Magic Beneath", at the Tofino Gallery of Contemporary Art in August 2023. A photographic arctic expedition tour in the fall of 2023 in Svalbard, Norway informed her outstanding painting series, "Into the Ice", featured in the Vancouver Culture Crawl. She received an Honorable Mention for her photography work by 100 for the Ocean, an online print fundraiser representing 100 of the world’s best photographers and artists, with 100% of funds going to ocean conservation. Baxendale returns to Pouch Cove, Newfoundland for her second residency with the Pouch Cove Foundation and will be holding a solo show with her painting series, "Obsidian Seas", in June 2024 with the James Baird Gallery. Baxendale’s work is collected regionally and internationally. She is represented by the Tofino Gallery of Contemporary Art in Tofino, BC; the Signet Gallery in London, UK and the James Baird Gallery in Pouch Cove, NL.